Chinju Forest.
Sayu had been sleeping soundly, but she was suddenly woken up.
She initially thought someone had come to catch her, but it turned out to be the light screen in front of her calling out to her.
She had noticed this thing when it first appeared, but after seeing it posed no threat, she ignored it and went back to sleep.
And now, it was suddenly talking about her?
Moreover, Miss Ayaka, Palace Priestess Yae, and the Shogun herself were all there?!!!
[Yae Miko]: Sayu hasn't even come of age yet~
[Kamisato Ayato]: That's true, but Inazuma has no laws against hiring child labor, right? (Qiqi · upside down)
[Yanfei]: I see. In that case, no verdict can be passed. (disappointed)
[Furina]: (disappointed)
[Sayu]: Can I go back to sleep now? (yearning)
[Paimon]: By the way, does Sayu like sleeping so much because she wants to grow taller?
[Yae Miko]: This little one's height hasn't budged in ages. She must have some obsession with it—after all, kids her age are almost twice her size now.
[Yoimiya]: No wonder the little tanuki is so obsessed with sleep. Does she think sleeping will make her grow taller? (curious)
[Sayu]: N-Not little tanuki! It's tanuki! Tanuki!
[Kaeya]: (lol)
[Venti]: If memory serves, the Knights have a little knight too, don't they? (lol)
[Jean]: Lord Venti, why drag your own house into this?! (frantic)
[Dvalin]: The Anemo Archon is all about freedom, after all. Nothing he does would surprise me—even if you said Barbatos handed Mondstadt over to Morax next second, I'd believe it.
[Zhongli]: The Wind God is like that.
[Gu Chen]: Do you even know what free will means? (lol)
[Klee]: Little knight? You mean Klee? Hehe! Klee's here! Klee is the Spark Knight! (Klee · yay!)
[Yanfei]: You Mondstadters are breaking the law too?!
[Jean]: Everyone should've realized her danger from the bombs she sent in those red packets. (Jean · sweat)
[Klee]: Klee just wanted to share Bounce Bombs with everyone. (Klee · grievance)
[Kaeya]: Alright, alright, back to the topic. Let's analyze rationally—can Miss Yoimiya's fireworks draw the guards' attention?
[Yoimiya]: Hehe!
[Gu Chen]: That spiritual "hehe" from a friend. Feels like you and Klee would get along great. (lol)
[Klee]: (Nilou · peeking)
[Yoimiya]: Ehehe, we'll definitely have plenty of chances to chat in the future! But the little tanuki's about to make her move!
"If I get caught... please come save me..." Sayu pleaded.
Lumine nodded.
They then set off the fireworks to distract the guards.
Before long, the plan succeeded.
By the time they returned to the Mukade Teahouse, Sayu stumbled back in a daze.
She had no idea what official documents looked like, so she stole anything suspicious.
Among them were not only the Tenryou Commission documents to be presented to the Raiden Shogun, but also letters exchanged with the Fatui.
Seeing this, Kujou Sara painfully closed her eyes.
She never imagined that the Kujou Clan would truly betray the Shogun!
Kujou Sara desperately wanted to console herself that this was merely Gu Chen and the others' past lives.
But the Stormterror incident, Morax's abdication, and the lives of Inazuma's people under the Vision Hunt Decree all told Kujou Sara that this was real!
Liyue's Geo Archon had admitted his plans in the group chat, matching the past-life videos perfectly—this proved the videos' authenticity!
Which meant the Kujou Clan had truly betrayed the Shogun!
"Huff..."
Kujou Sara's expression gradually turned cold.
Without a word, she gathered her guards and headed straight for Tenryou Commission Headquarters!
[Arataki Itto]: This is explosive! The Kujou tengu clan's family betrayed the Shogun!
[Kaeya]: A key department of a nation betraying—unthinkable.
[Paimon]: The past-life Kujou Sara has already headed to Tenryou Commission Headquarters.
[Heizou]: Sigh, who would've thought. But General Kujou, are you alright?
[Paimon]: No reply yet. Must be hard to accept, huh?
In the video.
"Those missing documents and letters—you took them, didn't you? Hmph." Kujou Takayuki snorted coldly.
"So it really was your doing? Clan head, have you truly betrayed the Shogunate?!" Kujou Sara demanded.
"Hmph... I did indeed deal with the Fatui, and those documents did come from my hand."
"You're admitting it just like that?" Paimon was stunned.
Kujou Takayuki explained:
"As long as we assist in issuing and enforcing the Vision Hunt Decree, we get the benefits promised by the Snezhnayan envoy..."
"So many have coveted the Kujou Clan's status over the years, countless families scheming to pull us down. We gain massive support from foreign powers and use the Vision Hunt Decree to weaken our enemies... I've always seen it as a worthwhile deal!"
Kujou Sara stared at him in disbelief. "You revere the Shogun so much—why speak of betrayal so lightly?!"
"Betrayal? Does this even count as betrayal?"
"Those Fatui are the ones being used by me in turn. What can they accomplish? On Inazuma soil, under the thunder's wrath, they're nothing but trembling ants who wouldn't dare act rashly!"
"After all—we have the unparalleled Raiden Shogun, wielder of the Musou no Hitotachi!"
[Tartaglia]: Can't comprehend.
[Signora]: Just a fool.
[Gu Chen]: Blindly trusting the Raiden Shogun's might, allying with the Fatui from the clan's self-interest to push the Vision Hunt Decree and crush rivals... This isn't just rebellion—you're colluding with foreign powers for rebellion. You're basically trying to sideline the Raiden Shogun and crown yourself local emperor, huh?
[Kaeya]: Good grief, fanatic Shogun worshipper on one side, traitor on the other. Kujou Takayuki, you really know how to be a believer! (lol)
[Furina]: Looks like Inazuma's rotten from top to bottom! (convinced)
[Zhongli]: Hard to comment. (old man staring at phone on subway)
[Nahida]: (shivering)
"I've questioned myself too— is enforcing the Vision Hunt Decree truly right? Even if it goes against my own morals?"
"But I steeled my resolve. If it's the path the Shogun has shown, who can judge right or wrong before we reach the end?"
"But now I see—there's no end to the path of eternity, and it's long been stained by your selfish desires."
"So, I'll go correct this before the Shogun. At least give my resolve so far an explanation!" Kujou Sara declared firmly.
"Foolish and pointless..." Kujou Takayuki sneered. "Go if you must. No one can shake the Kujou Clan's position now, and the times won't change because of you. The Shogun is at Tenshukaku right now, receiving the envoy from Snezhnaya... that Harbinger known as La Signora."
"Signora!" Lumine's brows furrowed.
"The mastermind behind Inazuma's shadows—Signora again!" Paimon exclaimed.
"Snezhnayan envoy... Perfect. She won't leave Inazuma unscathed!" Kujou Sara stormed out in fury.
Seeing this, Lumine and Paimon hurried after her—they had a score to settle with Signora too!
[Keqing]: Signora again? Lumine and Kujou Sara can't beat her, right?
[Collei]: Isn't Gu Chen there? If they can't win, they can just run.
[Lumine]: Hear me out: what if Gu Chen getting chased by the Raiden Shogun the moment he arrives in Inazuma was Signora's doing? (alert)
[Tartaglia]: Signora's that strong?! (Tartaglia · whale-munching)
[Signora]: Jealous that I'm so powerful?
[Tartaglia]: Nah, just worried for a fellow Harbinger—you might die in Inazuma.
[Signora]: Heh, you're overthinking it!